Cooking Badge Parties: A Girl Scout Guide

[baychef]

One of my consultants has a daughter in Girl Scouts. Looking at threads, it looks as if some of you may have helped troops earn a cooking badge. Is there any way that anyone has turned them into cooking parties?

 

[lovecookn]

Yes- have the troop spend their cookie earnings on tools for the girls that they get to keep after the meeting/party. You can also invite the moms to order. So maybe the girls are making brownies or cookies- All the girls get sm batter bowls to do it in- Or their own set of measuring tools- Or their own cookie sheet or brownie pan. Or do a cookie decorating and have the troop get each girl their own set of decorator bottles. There are dozens of possibilities here...
Have the girls prepare snacks for a younger troop or a school function, maybe apple wedges and dip- every girl gets the apple wedger to take home, etc...

So what ever it is is preordered. Then the consultant might help at the meeting.

That is how I have done it.

 

[Admin Greg]

Yes, I have helped a troop earn a cooking badge and turned it into a cooking party. We had the girls choose a simple recipe and then set up stations with all the necessary ingredients and tools. Each girl was responsible for making their own dish and then we all sat down and had a meal together. It was a fun and interactive way for the girls to learn about cooking and earn their badge. We also had each girl bring home a recipe card with the recipe they made so they could continue to practice at home.